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Can't help on your Keys quest, but this thread is making me super nostalgic about Publix. A well-stocked, clean, easy-to-navigate store full of helpful employees just isn't the New Orleans way. But we do have gas station po'boys!

 

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Bananas and pickled eggs. If you’re eating non perishables I’d pack a big supply of multi vitamins

Around here you'll get yelled at for bringing a banana on a boat. Apparently bad juju or something.

 

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Lots of really great info/ideas on here. I do a fair amount of backcountry/outdoor cooking for work, and I'll say this: just like in a restaurant kitchen, prep work is key. Plan a menu and snacks, then do all the cooking/mixing/marinating/portioning/freezing you can before your trip. Even just removing excess packaging (boxes that contain a bag, bagged stuff that can be put into a smaller ziploc) will make your life easier. Also: a vacuum sealer is a game changer for all of the above, plus it keeps things from leaking or getting waterlogged in your cooler. You'll find it's useful for non-food outdoor stuff too; I like to vacuum seal tools, spares, and emergency items that I'm unlikely to need. It stays absolutely dry and compressed and is easy to organize.

 

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Pro tip: Boudin balls

A dietary staple, Sir.

 

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Unfortunately it's kind of fun to keep these "traditions" going so we don't ever bring them.

That’s what dudes that can’t catch fish use as an excuse!

I also think it's interesting that this one transcends boating "genre." Plenty of fishermen I know don't allow bananas and the sailing crowd gets extra salty about it. Hell, even my buddy who's on a Navy Boat Team is anti- banana.